# NTSB MKC66D0459: Mooney M20C, N60359, Chamberlain, SD, January 28, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 28, 1966
- Place: Chamberlain, SD · CHAMBERLAIN, SD
- Location: 43.7987° N, 99.3296° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chamberlain, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7987&lon=-99.3296&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 24, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172784
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66D0459
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0459

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1648  66/1/28    CHAMBERLAIN S DAK   MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 235
        TIME - 1205                    N60359              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 37 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHAMBERLAIN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N60359 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chamberlain

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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